[danny0z]

It also supports this syntax.

    target("foo", {
      kind = "binary",
      files = { "src/*.cpp" },
      includedirs = { "src" },
      defines = { "FOO", "BAR=BAZ" },
    })

https://xmake.io/guide/project-configuration/syntax-descript...

[numeromancer]

That's what I meant: the first you can do, the second, not.